Use of Presets
London Architect has a comprehensive preset capability relating to the recall of system parameters and configurations. With the possible options available to the designer to create custom control for the system the preset use had to be flexible enough to incorporate almost any possibility. Basically the designer can decide which parameters should be chosen to have their values stored for later recall. These sets of parameters (Parameter Preset Groups), and a collection of their values (Parameter Presets), can be recalled system wide.
Venue Presets extend the functionality by allowing change of device configurations (via Device Presets), recalling of multiple Parameter Presets, and even recalling programs in Crown devices.
In this way everything from a single button's on/off state to a system using maybe hundreds of settings and controls can be accommodated.
Building Presets Quick Start
For example, you may want to have a group of audio channels muted in a mixer as a default and then be able to immediately switch all, or some, of these back on to pass audio. To do this find and select all the controls (mutes) on the relevant control panel(s), and save this as a Parameter Preset Group by using the option to "Create new Parameter Preset Group" in the right click menu whilst clicking on one of the selected objects.
Now, using the quick Operate mode (holding down the Alt key) mute the channels (lights on), release the Alt key (as you cannot store a preset in Operate mode) and press the "Add Parameter Preset" button on the preset toolbar (to the right of the second drop down box). Name the preset, eg "Muted" and next press the "Store Parameter Preset" button on the toolbar; this stores the control settings into the "Muted" preset.
You can now alter the controls to un-mute the required channels (use the quick Operate again) and then create a second Parameter Preset, e.g. "Un-Muted", and store this state into it.
If you now select the "Muted" Parameter Preset from the second drop down list in the toolbar and press the "Recall Parameter Preset" button you should see that the mute buttons now light up.
NB: Be careful not to press the store button, instead of the recall, as this will overwrite the preset.